BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H256
ach.av — Ahab
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.28; son of: Omri (H6018); married to Jezebel (H0348); father of: Joash (H3101H), Ahaziah (H0274), Joram (H3141H), Athaliah (H6271) § Ahab = "father's brother" 1) king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel 2) false prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah
81 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5019
ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar — Nebuchadnezzar
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.1; father of: Belshazzar (H1112) Also named: ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar (נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר "Nebuchadnezzar" H5020) § Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar = "may Nebo protect the crown" the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive
55 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →=Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 21:2, 7; 22:25; 24:1, etc.), a nearer approach to the correct spelling of the word.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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